Vellakkinar

Vellakkinar
വെള്ളക്കിണര്‍
village
Vellakkinar

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 9°29′13″N 76°20′00″E / 9.48699°N 76.333369°E / 9.48699; 76.333369Coordinates: 9°29′13″N 76°20′00″E / 9.48699°N 76.333369°E / 9.48699; 76.333369
Country  India
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration KL-

Vellakkinar is an Indian village in Thalavady Panchayath, Kuttanad Taluk, Alappuzha District, Kerala State. It is 11 km from Thiruvalla Railway Station. Haripad, Thakazhy, Ambalappuzha, Alappuzha are some of the nearest railway stations from the Vellakkinar.

There is also a place East to Collectorate Junction of Alleppey.

Services

There are two schools in the village, Thalavady, a government vocational higher secondary school and a UP School (ADUPS). Other amenities include Thalavady Post Office, AEO Office, Thalavady Water Tank, Ganapathy Temple. A tributary of the Pampa River is flows through the village.

Dr. Venu Vasudevan, IAS, Director, Kerala Tourism Department from Poonuthura Family whose Mothers' family is Poonuthura Puthen Veedu and fathers' family is Prayattu Madhom near Neerattupuram, are both in Thalavady Panchayath.

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